Children need advocates. You advocate for children by building caring relationships with children. You have the legal responsibility to advocate for children by reporting child abuse. You have the moral responsibility to report suspected abuse in order to stop the abuse and prevent the abuse of other children by the abuser. Warning Signs of Abuse […]
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As I write this, new Directors from Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Iowa are one floor below me at Director Training. It is a room overflowing with energy, laughter, and passion to see church members engaged in “I-believe-in-you” relationships with at-risk neighborhood children. It is simply beautiful. Two things strike me about this group. First, their diversity. Churches ranging
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Dickson gives four reasons why people are attracted to a humble leader: 1. “People find themselves trusting the decisions and arguments of someone who puts others before themselves.” 2. “Humility in the leader orients everyone in the team to toward achieving the organization’s key objectives.” 3. “The humble leader gives the real impression that she
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I recently participated as a panelist in a discussion after a screening of Race to Nowhere, a film by Vicki Abeles, at Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas. The film addresses the pressures placed on students to perform and the demands that come with striving to achieve academically. Several issues may contribute to
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It’s time to talk turkey! Turn this simple art project into a creative writing lesson by asking your child to imagine what a turkey might be saying or thinking. If you aren’t brave enough to paint with your child, simply trace their hand on a piece of brown construction paper. Google eyes make the project
Dickson make this point in Chapter 8 and frankly it startled me a bit. While persuasion and humility may seem like inconsistent traits, think about our own leader, Virgil Gulker. Dickson points out that “persuasion is the leader’s ability to articulate and argue a position in a way that motivates others in the team to
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Help your child learn to read by playing 4 in a Row Reading Game Simply click on the link for a printout of the game, bring a die in your mentoring bag and you are ready to play and learn with your child. As your child practices reading these basic words, they will soon be able
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I was struggling to find meaningful comments from Dickson in his chapter on humility generating achievement and finally found it in a quote he used from Stephen Covey, the author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Covey said, “Humility truly is the mother of all virtues. It makes us a vessel, a vehicle,
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Here’s a fun way to practice writing stories with your student. Click on the following link http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/comic-creator-30021.html and create a comic strip story together. Your story can be one panel to six panels long. Your child can choose characters, backgrounds and props for each panel. Then, they can fill in with captions and word bubbles
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This week Dickson engages in an in-depth historical study of how arrogance not humility ruled the ancient world. As a history buff I enjoy his explanation but as your humble book reviewer, I can help you find his nugget of truth that will empower your daily living. Here’s what Dickson says about Jesus that caused
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